Poster and easel



H. T. Buck POSTER AND EASEL Feb. 23, 1932. 1,846,988

Filed Ma 20, 1951 INVENTOR Jibward TBucio ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 23,1932 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOWARD T. BUCK, OF CED-AR KNOLLS NEWJERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 1. S IBUGKIEIIAN'U- FAGTURING- COMPANY, OF NEW YORK,N. Y., CORPORATION NEW YORK POSTER AND EASEL Application filed May 20,

This invention relates to an easel or support for flexible posters, suchas are generally employed for advertising displays in show windows or onstore counters or the like.

The invention broadly aims to provide a flexible poster and a foldableor collapsible easel for stretching and supporting the post er in anupright position, and which easel when collapsed may be fitted into therolled poster and shipped in a mailingtube or other similar carrier.

The invention furthermore comprehends an easel which is capable of awide range of adjustment to render it useful in connection with postersof varying sizes.

As a still further object, the invention comprehends a postereasel whichis capable of economical production, which is light in weight but whichpossesses sufficient strength to render the same efiective for itspurpose.

With the above recited and other objects in view, reference is had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which there isexhibited one example or embodiment of the invention, while the claimsdefine the actual scope of the same.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of a poster supported and stretchedby an'easel constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken approximately onthe line 22 of Figure 1, illustrating the manner in which the easel armsare interengaged with the poster corners.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view illustrating thedetachable and adjustable connection between the easel bar and thesupporting leg.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional View taken approximately on the lineindicated at 4-4 in Figure 3. V

Figure 5 is a collective view illustrating the easel parts detached andin folded juxtaposition; V

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating therolled poster with thefolded easel elements arranged therein.

Referring to the drawings by characters of 1931. Serial No. 538,834. l

In order to provide means for stretching and supporting the posterin adisplay position, an easel is employed which is designated generally bythe reference character '1). The easel includes a strip or bar 10,preferably of wood, which is of a length not to exceed the majordimension of the poster andpreferahly not exceeding the minordimension-thereof. The strip or bar 10'is longitudinally slotted as: at11 to receive therethrough a bolt 12 having a wing or thumb nut 13, and;which bolt carries a pair of relatively swingable arms 14. At one of itsends, the bar .or strip 10 has pivotally attached-thereto for rela, tiveswinging movement to each other, a sec ond pair of arms 15 by means of.the bolt 16. having a wingor thumb nut 17 which passes j through alignedapertures in the arms and inthe bar 10. The pairsof arms '14 and 15 aredesigned to have their. free extremities adjusted-to coincidewith'thes-ides of the posterand to engage within the pockets C formed-bythe cornerpieces B, whereby to stretch and maintain the flexible posterA- in a display position. The easel-structurefi n therincludes a leg18,;which is also'prefen.

ably constructed of wood andr vvhich is formed at one extremity with aterminal piece '19 having a forked or bifurcated free extremity 20. Abolt 21 is designed to be passed through the slot 11 and between thetines or furcations of the forked extremity 20. after which a thumb-orwing nut 22 is applied. g Under the easel construction set forth, it isapparent that the arms 14 and 15 may be swung to varying angles withrespect to each other to compensate for variation inthe width of theposter, and the pair of arms 14 maybe adjusted longitudinally of the bar10 to coin cide with the-length of the poster.- The leg 18 is adjustablelongitudinally of the bar, 10 so that its lower end may vproperlycoincide with the adjustment'of the arms 14 and the port or stand theposter on a supporting surface. For the purpose of shipment, the arms 14and the leg 18 are detached from the bar 10'and the arms 15 are swung toa parallel folded relation to the bar, as illustrated in. Figure 5. Thearms 14 are also folded and, together with the leg 18, are disposedalongside of the bar 10 and folded arms 15. The

complete easel structure may then be enclosed V p in therolled up posterA, as illustrated in Fig ure 6, to facillt'ate the mailing or shippingof the same in a mailing tube or similar package.

From the foregoing, it willthus be seen that a poster and supportingeaseltherefor have been devised which may be economically produced, andwhile there has been illustrated and-described a preferred embodiment ofthe invention, variations and modifications which.

properly fall within the scope ofzthe claims.

maybe resorted to ifdesired.

WVhat is claimed is:

1. In combination, a rectangular-poster flexible in all directions andfoldablei easel means for'stretchin g and supporting the same I in asubstantially uprightposition, said means including tWo pairsofpivotally connected arms, a bar to which one pair ofxarms is anchoredand by which the other pair of arms a I is carried for longitudinaladjustment and means at the corners of said'poster with which the freeends-ofsaid'arms are adapted to detachably engage. f

2. In: combination, a: rectangular" flexible poster having pockets atthe corners thereof. and-an easel for stretching and supporting,

said poster including. two pairs ofpivotally connectedarms, the freeends of "which are 'engageable respectively with the. pockets, a: 7 barto which one pair of arms is anchored and by which the other pair ofarms is 'carriedfor" longitudinal adjustment. y

3. In combination, a rectangularcflexible' poster having pockets at thecorners thereof and aneasel for stretching/andsupporting said posterincluding two pairs .of'pivotally connected'arms, tl1e free ends ofwhich are engageablerespectively with the pockets, a

bar to which one pairofarms' is "anchored and bywhich the other'pairofarms is'car ried for longitudlnal adJuStment vanda legi detachablycarried by said barand l'ongitudi nally adjustable thereon; p 1 4. Incombination, a rectangularflexible;

poster having-pockets at the corners thereof and an easel for stretchingand supporting said poster including two pairs of, pivotally connectedarms, the free ends ofwhich are engageable respectively with thepockets,a:

bar to'which one pair of arms is anchored and by which the other pair ofarms is'detachably carried for longitudinal adjustment and a legdetachably-carried said bar and longitudinally adjustable thereonQ QHOWARD 1T; BUCIC'

